Clothes-washer.



A. KATZ.

CLOTHES WASHER.

. APPLICATION FILED 001211, 1913. 1 31,05 978, Patented Aug. 4, 191 i 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

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A. KATZ.

CLOTHES WASHER.

APPLICATION rum) 90111, 1913.

Patented Aug. 4, 191% 2 BEEIIT8"'BHEET 2.

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' Pat-entedAug. 4', 1914.

l Application flied October 11, 1813, Serial .11 o, 794,5fl1.

To all whom itmayconcern;

Be it known that I, ALnxA pna Ka'rz, a of the Czar of Russia, residing in New York, borough of'.Brooklyn, in the .State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clothes-- VVashers, of which thefollowing is a specification-. i

This invention relates to devices for use in washing clothing or other materials, and the, object of the invention is to provide a device of this class. whereby the clothing may be ,rapidly and thoroughly cleansed. For this purpose means are provided for agitating the water and the clothing said means comprising a hollow conical body adapted to be placed beneath the surface of the water and to be surrounded by the clothing, and means for exhausting air from said body above the surface of the water therein, whereby air from the outside atmosphere is drawn into the body below the water level and the water therein agitated,-said agitation extending to the water and the clothing outside of said conical body, so as to assist in cleansing the clothing.

In the accompanying drawings, which show one embodiment oi the invention, Figure 1. is a front-view of the device in position in a laundry-tub, the front wall of the tub being removed sojlhat the device may be plainly seen, Fig. 2 is a topview of the de vice, Fig. '3 is a vertical central section through the same, Figs. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 are views of the regulator for controlling admission of air to the conical body of the device,

drawn on a larger scale than the preceding figures, and Fig. 9 is a vertical central section on a larger scale of the injector for withdrawing air from the conical body.

Similar reference numerals indicate cor responding parts in all the figures.

The body 10 of the washer is of generally conical form, as shown, and is provided with a perforated foot-ring'or base 11 whereby the lower edge of the cone is raised from the bottom 12 of the tub in which the device is placed. From the top of the cone extends upwardly a neck 13, which is bent at an angle and connects with an injector which comprises a pressuretube 14, a suction-tube 15, said tubes delivering to a combiningnozzle 16, and a dischargetube 17 beyond the nozzle. A coupling 19 is connected by a nipple it) with the neck 13, and screwthreaded at its opposite end into connection with the suction-tube 15. Intheend of the suction-tube, within the coupling 18, is screwed a removable plug 20, having a bore 21 of small diameter. for limiting the stream of air or water, sucked ofi' fromthe cone. A coupling 22 connects the. discharge-tube 17 mt an outlet-pipe 23, 24, which latter is connected by a suitable coupling 25 with the waste-pipe 26 at the bottom of the tub. Within the cone is arranged a perforated horizontal partition, for strengthening the cone and for increasing the agitation of the water due to the entrance of airbelow the partition. Air is permitted to enter the cone through a regulator comprlsing a vertical tube.,30 connected at its lower end with the cone immediately below the partition 27, and provided at its upper end with a cap ,31 havin depending wings 32 spaced apart and trictionally retaining the cap on the tube. The tube at its upper end is provided,

with diametricallyopposite recesses 28, adapted to be closed by the wings when the cap is turned in the, tube with the wings in juxtaposition to the recesses, but when the cap is turned so as to presentto the recesses the spaces 29 between the wings, then air passes through said spaces and the recesses 28 to the interior of the tube and thence to the interior of the cone.

The tub is first filled with hot water from the faucet 33, and with the clothing to be washed, the water level being kept below the cap 31. Any suitable coupling 34- may be employed for attaching the injector to the cold water faucet 35. Cold water is now turned on, and the same passes through the injector and the outlet-pipe and waste-pipe 26. In case the cap of the regulator be turned so as to admit air, then the air enters the water below the partition, passes, along and through the perforations oi the same, and upwardly through the ncclt l3 and the suction-pipe of the injector, and is carried out with the cold water to the wuste-pipe 26. The entrance and passage of the air in the water in the cone agitutcs the water therein, and this agitation spreads to the remainder of the water in the cone, and to the water outside of the cone, in contact with the clothing in the tub, until the whole becomes cap more or less. The Water being thus agitated in contact with the clothing results in an effective loosening of the dirt from the clothing. If the regulator be almost closed or entirely closed, the suction of the injector 1s suficient to draw water from the vertical the base, thus breaking the vacuum.

The cone and other parts of the Washing apparatus are preferably made, of zinc or other material not injuriously affected by the alkalis used in washing. The outletpipe is made in two sections the upper sectionv fitting frictionally into the lower sec tion 24, thus providing an adjustment for length. The plug ZObeing removable, permitsready exchange for one having a bore of different size, and thereby the action of the injector may be controlled as desired.

The device described provides a simple and convenient means of effectively washing clothing. It enables the use of extremely hot Water, inasmuch as none of the parts are liable to be destroyed thereby, and there is no necessity for the user placing the hands in the water. The hot-Water faucet is left free at all times for the supply of additional quantities of Water WllBI'lIlCCGSSfiLIj Z The device is easily placed in position for use and detached when not required, and forms a valuable adjunct to the laundry.

One embodiment of the invention has been I "shown and described, but it is obvious that changes may be made therein Without departing from the spirit of. the invention.

I claim: Y 1. A clotheswasher, comprising a hollow body having a perforated base, an injector conical body having a perforated base, an

injector connected with the top of said conical body a perforated partition in thoconical body between the base and the top of the same, and an air-inlet regulator communicating With the interior of the conical body below the partition and extending upwardly at the outside of said body above the plane of the top of the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing my invention, I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

- ALEXANDER- KATZ. Witnesses F. Hose,

G. LoWE. 

